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Subject: Forum Ad Banners
Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Tue, Dec 04, 2001, 11:55
For the past 8-9 months, I have completely eliminated ad banners at the top of forum pages, exclusively replacing them with updated GuruPatron info.
During December, I'm going to insert a few banners from some of the advertisers with which I've had the most success during the past year. In most cases, these are commission-based (and not pay-per-click ads), so there is no need to click if you have no interest. (One banner is a pay-per-click, but in fairness to that advertiser, I won't single it out.) The RotoGuru ad links to the Sponsorship page, which highlights many more advertisers with which I have a relationship. Most of these advertisers also appear on the top of about 50% of all sartibles and player pages.
I've personally bought from All-Ink.com and Batteries.com, and recommend them if you need inkjet supplies or batteries (and who doesn't?).
In the past, I had a program in place that eliminated banner ads from the forum if you had clicked within the past 24 hours. Since I'm currently restricting ads to about 20% of forum page loads, and since these are generally not pay-per-click based, I have not reactivated that program. I don't think a 1-in-5 chance of getting a banner at the top is too intrusive.
I'll reevaluate this approach next month. I figure if there is ever a time for commission-based banners to work, it is for popular products during the holiday season. We'll see.
As always, thanks for your support. |
| 1 | rockafellerskank
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Wed, Dec 05, 2001, 16:58
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Guru:
Just an FYI- I clicked on an ad for the candystore.com (or somesuch name) I was located at the borrom of the posting section of the basketball forum (the ittle ads) ....and got the following message from "commission junction":
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The link you clicked on has expired. It pointed to a Web site that was a member of the Commission Junction network and has since been deactivated or temporarily suspended. We apologize for any inconvenience.
To reach the Web site you are looking for try directly. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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rfs
typing their Web site URL directly into your browser address field, using an online search engine to locate their site, or calling them
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